PennLive.com Midstate sees rise in food stamp usage, even among more affluent areasPennLive.comJenkins has plenty of company, including here in the midstate. The number of people on food stamps has gone up in most midstate municipalities over the past year, according to figures provided to The Patriot-News by the state …

FORMER president Thabo Mbeki was honoured closer to his rural roots when a village post office in his hometown of Dutywa was named after him. More: continued here

Order It Online, And… VoilàWall Street JournalIn each town, eBay plans to have dozens of couriers like Ms. Widtfeldt, who use their cars, bicycles or even the subway to shuttle goods around town. Other companies are also racing to offer same-day delivery of online orders. Wal-Mart began offering … More: …

Plain Dealer Food stamp cuts look inevitable, advocates and Democrats fearPlain DealerWashington — Charity food pantries and several Democrats in Congress fear the federal nutrition program popularly known as food stamps will be cut as Washington pares federal spending to avert a year-end fiscal crisis. That could mean millions more …

Today.com (blog) Cory Booker to live on $1.40 per meal, honoring food stamp challengeToday.com (blog)Booker told The Associated Press on Thursday that he will honor the challenge he made to a Twitter follower earlier this month and try living on the monetary equivalent of food stamps for at least a …

Sun News Network Postal worker demands stamps for Santa lettersToronto SunAfter the children wrote up their wish lists last week, Cormack took her kids to a post office where a worker insisted they needed to purchase stamps. “I've been sending letters to Santa since I was a kid and I've …

Booker, who is vegetarian, will be limited to $1.40 for each meal for the duration of the challenge. More: continued here

Sun News Network Canada Post tells kids to put stamps on Santa lettersToronto SunAfter the children wrote up their wish lists last week, Cormack took her kids to a post office where a worker insisted they needed to purchase stamps. “I've been sending letters to Santa since I was a …

MotorTrend Magazine eBay Garage Leverages User Base to Create Enthusiast CommunityMotorTrend MagazineOf the handful of sites that are so large and ubiquitous to be considered a utility, eBay is among them, and eBay Motors has become a destination site for automotive buyers, enthusiasts and hobbyists. With a user base of …

Daily Mail Royal Mail to step up action against dog owners after more than 3,000 attacks …Daily MailThe Royal Mail pledged today to take more action against owners of dogs that attack postal workers after a new report called for tougher legislation. The postal group said it will actively pursue …